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Pretzel Crusted Chicken Tenders

Baked pretzel crusted chicken tenders are crunchy and salty and served with a sweet hot honey butter sauce. SO delicious!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs chicken tenderloins trimmed of fat and pounded to equal size
  • 4 cups pretzels
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 2 eggs
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • flaky salt for garnish

Hot Honey Butter Sauce

  • 3 T butter
  • 1/4 cup hot honey

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 425. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Pour pretzel into a food processer and pulse into crumbs, leaving some bigger pieces. Or place pretzels into a large zip loc and use a rolling pin to crush them.
  • Pour the pretzels into a shallow bowl. Crack eggs into a separate bowl and whisk. Mix flour and seasonings in a third bowl and stir to combine.
  • Pat chicken tenders dry and season with salt and pepper. Dredge chicken in flour, eggs and finally pretzel crumbs. Shake off excess coating after each step. Place chicken onto prepared baking sheet.
  • Lightly spray the tenders with cooking spray. Bake for 15 minutes. Flip and bake 5 minutes more until crispy and cooked through.
  • While the tenders are baking make the honey butter sauce. Melt the butter over medium heat. Stir in honey and cook until combined.
  • When the tenders are done sprinkle with flaky sea salt and drizzle with honey butter. Serve with additional honey butter or your favorite dipping sauce. Enjoy!
Keyword chicken strips, chicken tenders, family friendly, pretzel crusted, weeknight meal